Mt Field tree skiing

<p>Skied below the clouds today in the Mt Field area. We heard an avalanche and then saw a large powder cloud below the Wapta Mtn - Mt Field ridge at about 10:30am. Most likely trigger was the huge cornices along the ridge, though visibility was limited. Snow ranged from dry powder up high, changing to heavy snow at ~1700m and then sloppy snow on the road out. We dug a pit at 2050m on a north facing slope. Snowpack depth was 270cm. Got a series of results for our column in the top 40cm: 20cm - 3rd wrist tap 30cm - 6th elbow tap 40cm - 1st shoulder tap Based on this, we avoided slabby/wind affected features and stuck to planar, supported and treed slopes. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Alpine slopes, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Convex slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

Rapid temperature rise to near zero degrees or wet surface snow.

Snow Conditions

Heavy, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Warm.